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The cab door opened again as the driver! emerged from under his ,water-pr0of apron. He found himself assai-led`by an" oath ofi anger which seemed quite out of keeping` with that `benignant looking figure in black. What is it this t.ime?{ Engine's gone dead. `was the gloomy response. He walked to the front of the car and `began to crank... Than Ln :-fnI\r` nn 'u.:+k n nuuubnu... A` t\Iu'r\ Dub MIC _UU-I" W115 SH crawung Iorwaru. I .``Then I ll cut out through the Seventy-I second street gate. announced the man] on the driving-seat as he speeded up again.} He had the inward satisfaction of hearing; the taxi door slam `shut. -He took a turn; at. hig~h'speed to the west, tried to correct` what appeared a_mistake, turned again.i skidded, and came up with a bump against} the stone base of a large drinking fountain.: mL`_ ,_L 1,, -I I - cu vue man 11] cm: -DIHCK ra1n~coat. ` I ``What s the use of circlin the Island to get to Dirltam s?" the ishauffeurexpos-| tulated. I 1n takiln` you the shortest way 1m. aim I?" I up. um I. 1: Get out of this park," shouted back his fare with an unreasonable show of angerp |But the _car was still crawling forward. i 'l`hnn I," out nut H-n-nun}: I-kn Qnumnou Ill IR?!` uuu . It `was an Linclement night for an excur- ' sion in even a closed carriage. The cross- atreet stood as empty as a drained flame- way, the pooled asphalt throwing up scat- tered reflections of the lonely city lamps. The flooryof Fifth avenue. washed as clean as a ballroom and shinuuering like 21 mir- ror, undulated mistily north-ward. It was a canyon of silence along which the only sound was t-he periodic `clatter of non- skid chains and the throb of an-occasional motor-engine. New York stood like a city suddenly depopulated by some vast cata- clysm. ' i ' .qV\r:l\lI:ntv flan 1'-n-. UUIPUUIIII Uallcu` Uubo ` , [But the speeding car kept "on its way,` the driver apparently oblivious of the file! that he was being addressed. . V l in uhnru `urn "urn. Anna 61. ....L J--- uuao ms was using uuulcaacu. i His angry fare flung open the. cab door, thrust one foot out,on the running board,` and for a second time shouted for his driver; to swing about. . r ' 'But still -the car continued on its way. The benignant looking Sout-herner there-, upon reached about with one long arm and pounded on the body of that insensate driv- er. There was nothing for that driver to do `but slow down, stare stupidly about: and demand what was wrong. But the car still crept slowly northward. . Whnnn awn uvnn lIn:n ' an ..... n9 -. l sun crept slowly nortnwara. 1, Where are you goin,' anyway? re jg manded the driver. making note of the ( fact that they -had already reached the , lower end of the Mall. ] 5 UV... 1.---.- ._.n_-_- 1 ___ 4 _,, n" xuwcr cum 0: me Luau. . | You know where I am going and you` know the way I told you to go. proclaim- ed the man in thenblack rain-coat. I \X7l...o .. cl..- ...... ..t ..:....1:_? 4.1.- 1*..1-._,n .- up. IL corner Sophia and Mary` Sgeets Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Frames, Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Water Troughs, Tanks, etc. We carry in stock a large as: aortment of Rough and Dressed Lumber, B. C. Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying 3 Specialty. Dress- ing done promptly. V W&'lhl:" an with the club bag agairi looked 1;) and own the street, directed the driver to hurry him to'Dirlam s Casino by way of _ Fifty-ninth street and Broadway, and then stepped into the cab and slammed the door after" him. . - ` Y; .-..... .._ r!-..I-_.A....L _2.'_LL 1`-.. -_ ,__,___, ` UIJlllo V Springing the Trap The benignant looking Southerner in thei black Vrain~cc_>at poundered sharply On the; cab-front when his driver, apparently for-I `getful of instructions, jolted over the Fifty- ninth street car tracks and swerved to the; right through the Park entrance beside the: Sherman Statue. ' 65] ....:J I.-. __...._. -1` 1')__,_,I , 99 I DIJUIIIIHII llllllillcc I sgid_by way of Broadway, he pea`- 'emptor1Iy called put. M {Rm H-an annnrlunn Ann `rnnb ..... Zn- ...--. head half-buried in a vlvater-proof helmet, blithely said Yep" ,to A. second question from the new-comer, and speeded up his engine, 1 . "ma vnan nr-:14: (Jun nluln Inna nanny: lnnl-ml uggxe. ` In a. Hurry. ugh .. run-w--u--u_ nu---.--.' ' t: A heavy snow storm, accompanied by 1 high winds, blocked the highways Fridayi `and `Friday night with drifts that made ` ,'it impossible for the marketers to get out 9 on Saturday morning. In consequence the 3 market was very slim. There Were but [small quantities of chickens, eggs,.pork, 1 apples, turnips, beets, carrots, beans, cab-I ' bage, celery, cream, buttermilk and horse lradish offered by producers that live close 3 in to Barrie. ` ' .l IIIL- ____ __:-__ 1-.. LL- _'__-_I.__- A` . u -- u r1nvvr1l\I- | For apple pancakes, merely add chopped! ;peeled apples to your favorite griddle cake {batter and fry slowly on a hot greased griddle. Spread each as cooked with soft- ened butter-and dust with shaved maple sugar and ground cinnamon. Heap them one on top of the other (they should be large in size) when baked and cut through I in__\wedge-like sections. - UIIIWU 053$, ..o0V PHI VUIKJII IVIllUUe Both old and new addr should be i'ven when change of address is ` nested. -- 0ELLA'l`IONS-We findt at most of our- Iuhscrlbelpfprefer not to hayeetheir subscrip- tions interrupted in case they fail to. remit before expiration. While subscriptions will not be carried in arrears over on extended period, yet, unless we are notifiecto cancel, we euume the subscriber wishes the service continued. REMIITANOIE should he made by registered letter, money order, or cheque psyeble It per in Barrie. V I A Il__T __-A H_I!L-_ the turxi to the west and no word had ben! . spoken. ` l I)..L!_ J in`, , lJl'l\ U. -I had to knock him out. with the butt `of his gun. Slow down a little untill gol through his_ pockets. ' Wilsnach crawled forward until. Kestner suddenly commanded him to stop. There s an `emntv taxi. 1 II na+~%- LI--A suuuenly commanded mm to stop. an empty taxi. VI ll catch that, `and cut across to the Avenue." He was out on the running4board by this time, with the black bag in his hand, hailing ,the passing-, taxicab. Your ms'm e .+:n| lvvuu me macx nag 1n ms hand, hailing` the passing-, Your man's still down and `out in there. Pick up that fed- eral tailer at the Circle and get to the For- ty:seventh street station as fast as you call. Then make for the Lambert house." ' l.'l`.. D.` l`....A2_-__.nu .|J\a.|llll\.l Lllllc It was Kestner s voice that came to him, calm, and reassuring, through the open cab-door as they swung down into.the West 1 Drive. ' UllU'uU` Dxjive. '51 I, ......... v... v_ Inn`; trlvvn\Iu-oVIu Quotations were :- i,Chickens, dressed, crate fed ,Chickens, dressed . . . . . . . . lchickens, milk fed . . . . . .. i Fowl, dressed . . . . . . . . .v . . Eggs, pullers . . . . . . . . . . . .. !Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . ';Beef, fronts and hinds Pork, fronts and binds {Beef liver, whole . . . . . . .. {Beef heart, whole . . . . . . ., iBeef tongue, whole . . . . .. gButter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Cream 1/; pints and pints [Buttermilk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]Beans, white . . . . . . . . . . ., I Cabbage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turnips . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Beets, basket . . . . . . . . .. Carrots, basket . . . . . . . . .. Onions,` small basket . . . . Onions, large basket . . . . ., Celery, bunch . . . . . . . . . . . Cauliflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples, Spies, large basket Apples, ordinary, large ba.` Apples, ordinary, small ba: Apples, Tolman Sweets, bl Summer savory . . . . . . . . .. Horse radish . . . . . . . . . . . .. isage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v ; The gross earnings of, the Canadian Na- tional `Railways from Jan. 1 to`Jan. 21,! 1924, have been $12,532,616, being a de- crease o`f $30,168 as compared with cor- I responding period of 1923. V xcwpuuuuug wccn U1 1:140. ` Q I ECANADIAN NATI-ONA`L RY. EARNINGS IT. A ,,._ , u nu--r1.u- u! I n n_r1IIII|II!lII The gross earnings of the Canadian Na-I ltional Railways for the week ending Jami 321, 1924, were $4,344,425, -being an in-, crease of $337,999 o'r 8% over the cor-! responding week _ of 1923. ' .' Th. (II`l\Ea m.....:....... ..c .1... n..._...1:_._ u- I I'I'IUU"'\I'IIEI5 I'll VIVID IJIIUIII-I 'CoVV , vgihysar in advance>*(inV .3 :-rears 82.50); 1...... ...`.`.``:.. .?". .`3..E .?.'....".`i.'..`.',; `i`."L".'.`.-`1.~.: Ill IrU IJl'l'lCo V The same prices for the produce pre- lvailed as on the previous Saturday. I\ , _ , ._-L_Lf,,__ ,,, -""'e:,:.: f:::s:%.:'..':.',:'::::e'.:';,;..:'`"'- Mame Eu Ruled! I':o..9 nu Ohloslrul. chum I/R7~E'`:.2;:"a-e::,""' M .',.':'.!:'....:'.5 .!2:';2!s.s.V - w w-- -- tv l`l8n; `nu Momm8.vv Beep youriyee can. clear and Healthy __ _ Write for Free Eye Care Book. T Shop where you're invited to shop. j * Also chmTar`g' and M Cuticu_r_j_Igaled. About a year ago a few small pim- ` ples broke out on my face. A month : later my cheeks and chin were en- 1 tirely covered with large, red pimples that festeredland scaled over, and frequently caused irritation. I tried ! different remedies without success. I read an advertisement for Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sample. After using it I could see an improvement so pur- ` chased more, and after using two boxes of Cuticura Ointmenntogether with the` Cuticura "Soap, `I was healed. (Signed) G. Marcoux,Lava1 . Hospital, Ste. Foye, Quebec. 11-- r\__.:...__ G... r\:......-..s .....I 1 1 -_'-r---_, ---- _ - -, V-__._-_, Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum for all toiiet purposes. v ` Bmpleuh Freaby Inn. Address: "Lynne, mm- ltod, M4 at. Paul 8%.. W., Montreal." Sold every- where. Soapzc. Ointmentzandioe. Talcnm 25. ` !"Cucnrn Sana shaves without mun. Soap 26. Ointment 25 andwc. '.l`a:cnm 25. w`Cutictu-A Soap snves without mug. -vvuvo. av: uvvlplolb V051 IJ III A large stock of..a1l kinds` of granite and marble to choose from. `_ LQWEST PRICES: - Simcoe Marble Works VERED W|TH_Pj_MPlE8 JWUI o . . Spies, `ordinary, basket basket basket If GR\7(\I'I7 SATURDAY. MARKETS APPLE PANCAKE u uaul U qvgtinued) But ;o`: an-E-Z101: 1 Use Murine Eye Rem EYESGlun.lleal1hycondltloI" "Night and Momhgfg EVKCIQIII. Char niul lI .an|._ Behind Time d, fed . . . . 25-27c lb. A 0`2_")An nun` A a - c . u u u - no TUUI 43-45-50c doz.| ...... .. 9-12c lb.` ...... .. 13-15c lb. 0:- a - n - - o - q o o c - UUU ..... .. 43-45:; 1b.] ts . . . . . . 15-30c` M . . . . . . .. 5c qt. . . . . . . . .. 20c qt. . .. 5-10-20c head for 10, 5c each em. 3 5oNsU1}r U V{*ITvH YOUR BUILDING . . . . . . . .. 50c| . . . . . . . . .. 90c| 10c, 3 for 25 10~l5c head . . . . . . . . .. 75c (et . . . . .. 50c} ket . . . . .. 25c' ket . . . . .. 25c E in. L..___.. 531'6 '1SuZ In a o u . ._ 10c bunch "22-T3 25c , 319! BELLE EWART WALLPAPER & PAINT --PAINTING AND DECORATING-- Xfyry reasonable prices. Work guaranteed. ll `ta _d all .cut `as- : an-'7 * `:?.. 22... ; 8:? n...._`."`u4 _ VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES , Barrie Branch Miss Nellie M. Laycock. R.N., C.P.H.N. 86 Worsley St. Telephone 751W. Office hours 2 to 3 pm. daily. Phone 10253 Application for the nurse's services may 50 made direct or through your doctor. l3tf0 :-j THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1924. - .-- - \ >\/KJK ` 'l`AILOR.~ESS' Suits, Topcoats, Dresses, Etc., -2 Adelaide St" Allandale. Telephor .___________~ uu---vs} I110 l'l\rm FURS REMODELLED AND 1: Over Hurlburt's Shoe Store, ___._______..___} to place your `order foe a; Monument or Memorial. ` Let us get it lettered and 1ready for`setti_ng early in `-`Q A nvxuanoqnn WELCH, CAMPBELL & LAWLESS rtered Accountants MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory of Music examinations leading up to and including the A.T.C.M. degree |Studio--King Block. Phone 424 -:':--------------------j rr.nur HUAULEY Organist and Choir Leader Collier St. Methodist Church Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice and Theory Phone 283W Terms FHQEIIIIQIMIA A1911 no - "` rn Terms reason able. LUMUND HARDY, Mus. Bac., F.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Vocal, and Musical Theory, _ Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian --Church Gold medalist of Toronto Conservatory of Music and of the University of Toronto. II3 Worsley St. Phone 683 l___________________;_ j;- | L. J. smpsou, M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON `Office and Residence--Col1ier St., corner of I - Clapperton St., Barrie. Phone 275 DR. E. G. TURNBULL Graduate of McGill University, Montreal. Office and Residence--Cor;Vner Elizabeth and Bradford Sm, Rm-.4.` D1-mm In: uvaxnuc au_u ncsluence-Uogner rzuzabeth and Bradford Sts., Barrie. Phone 105 'Office?hours-9-10 a.m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 p.m. I DR. MORTIMER LYON `122 Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 :Owen St., Barrie, lst Saturday each month. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours-11 am. to 5 p.m. Barrie, phone 2. Z Toronto, North 3320 f on. FRED A. ROSS (Formerly of Drs. Ross dz Ross, Barrie.) I Late Surgeon Specialist with the I Imperial Army, 4% years. General Surgeryfand Obstetrics especially. I 0ffice-140 Dunlop,,8t., Barrie. iPhnm=. 7m on D-- `M- mow Is THE TIME UIIICU` E Phone 719. | KIXUUIGIU \JUIUllCl \J\l|-IIIDJ UI L |IllUU -and-- I DR. W. V. JOHNSTON ' ' Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 Office--58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. 1 ~Ill'\\)- I-llll-LEI-IIILL ` Physicians and Surgeons, Barrie, Ont. Office and Residence-47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or ' by appointment. Phone 213. !A. T. Little, M.D. W. 0. Little, M.B. l ALLAHNULH uvvvruv Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General.Solicitor,` Notary, Conveyancer, etc. Office~-Hinds Block, 8 Dunlop St., Barrio. MONEY T0 LOAN u`E:e's'3}` if d'r':"s'v`i'.71`<'e"'Isz 753': BARRISTER, somcrron, ETC. MONEY TO LOAN Ross -Block, Barrio. I on. H. T. ARNALL Associate Coroner County of Simcoo |Office and Residence-Corner Toronto and I Elizabeth Sts'., opp. Central Church. 5 Telephone 167 . . BOYS & MURCHISON Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public Conveyancers, Etc.. ' Money to loan at lowest rates of interest. Office--13 Owen St., in Masonic Temple x Building, Barrie. Branch Office--Elmvalo. -W. A. Boys, -K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. J P Rnva E C. W. Plaxton.' . R. J. EDWARDS &. EDWARDS D I8 Toronto St., Toronto. H R. J. Edwards. G. R; Edwards, B.A.8o. x_-------------.-- DRS. BURNS &. BURNS 60 Elizabeth St. Opposite. Palmer's New Garage NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISORDERS PHONE 406 or call at office for information PHONE c. BROWN --x--_---V--------------- DR. JEAN JOHNSTON (Graduate Nurse) nun)nDn.Al\.'rnn 29 France: St- UH. l` IlUl'Il`IUlI \\l|llllllU "luau; CHIROERACTOR, 32 Frances St. Negvous disorders and women's and chil- dren s diseases a specialty. I ` Phone 1003.}. . _?:.:-?- 1`. 19. Lawless, C.A. Manager Cost and Efficiency Department EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKEI-'{_ Open for daily engagements or sewlnl at home mss W|LDE,'72 smain si. Special 4 RADENHURST & HAMMOND BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. nann:n Tnmnln luil.-Hun Dov-in DR. W.` A. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women Associate Coroner County of Sixncoo __onrL_ "VA TI Ahnnn ' M153 E. GOSNEY PLAXTON &. PLAXTON VBA-RR;IS I`E'RS, SOLICITORS, F7I`C. Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. W plnvfnn ('1 fin:-(Inn Plath the Well Supplied - ....... nun vuuun IUIIIUN attention to younger` children BOYD SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens` Band. ' 120 Bayeld St. DONALD ROSS, LL.B. BARRJSTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrio MONEY TO LOAN - . . ~ 7 PIANO AND VIOLIN TUITION oecial nttnntinn on ..........._- -L=-L- JIKEZQQLSES `5i'2":zbI:`i3`3`1TIi3E':`f3'x;:.v MONEY TO LOAN CHIROPRACETIC DUNCAN F. MCCUAIG, B.A. Q nnnnn annr On r'I-ncnv:n`rn"r ARCHITECTS _.l_)RS. LIT;l'LE & LITTL ALEXANDER COWAN 1.1;... t._ -LL..2..2...... ..` uNu'I'a"ii"fA'i' : PERCY HOADLEY manic! or! l`IL..:._ 1-_, MEDICAL upcoacs, ureesea, Etc., Etc. it.,, Telephone l053W _________________ MUSIC LEGAL LOU! "I31. I II: J. R. Boys. Clapperton St. \ Villa G. Gordon Plaxtol ru. , urn nq. P.O. Box 1078 "mu 7:3N'i':'1"I5'rI"" -aA-me, ONT.` - - Phone :2 I-Ullll `Ill-`K: `e, Barrie. c., Inn. mu A Crucial The next `few '1 `period in the hi.-I parties. 90 long content tohring 1 go to the extronw advanced (-lonu-nr.~, support of nm.~t of "bound mum-r Hr through . 14-gt , other traffic in th Jettlement nIu.~'t I desire to niuintnizi Britain s To the British importance is tin- Britain by :1 L2 iactithat this il'.l.~ weeks d(Ies not 1 Ramsay .\Iacl)nnn1 into )0WCl"1ll aunt and abroad. Frm which serio1i.~iy in t-ion in GH'llHlll_\'. Coming at a tin which has not hm attitude in the R this action Inokmi defiance. Pr-::m- trouhles ut hmm~ question vfnr fun` : card him. Tho R will have it hurrl : At the 581110 tinn- took }Ii;l(`(` in it-1`: some of the nine: ._ .L- __....._._ t EUHIC In HR lllll.` in the nature of tige of the mm.-1 THURSDAY, B11 :IHE BBI puss, cures ANS -usrnv wil ear SdV lik wit swoon: v Total .1 ESTA] Paid-up Reserve ' _walf:;aV1`Vyf:n(i"S;;let-il1_5_1_)_ " " Gar. Elizabeth a`nd`Sma1l 81:9. Phones:-0ffice I63, Residgnce 353 G. G. Smith & B0,. The Barrie Examiner HOTWATERHEATING PLUMBING. TRY PIC! Six 20 Owen St., Barrie c. w.` J. EASTMAN. PROP. BL -- - 9'19 FIRE INSURANCE E YOUR READING NEEDS w. J. RICHARDS THOS. "ROGERS n. c. MXKUEE. ---_--_- IM l'!l.|-|IIlEl`_1'IIl __ T Agent for McC1ary*s Furnaces 52 Elizabeth `St. M OPEN DAY IAND "NIGHT I`-`OR `run 3251' VIN aaxaws BREAD uomamxnn mum: Iu'AIIIlI 21} A 1' U I \IIvllu|vlrI3 XKXTIZ BROWN "3nj:An` smnwncu mam _.III II I I isuoceasor to ' s(:o1"r's BOOKSTORE UIIIVZ II IVII naosnuruuu and a` full line of Phone 952W Embtishad I839 1 ---u-nnv Phone 2-77" I'*|a1 `roan-, Fhone 7_2l 3. jk`.-"lT[jI'cLta'ren, Editoy. L W. 0. Walls, Manager. . MGR. ' ` at- HJIIIIEI llltlllll u IIU WIHIUBS - -`4Dear Dr.` iryueliz I believe the J.=B.L. Cascade is one of the greatest inventions . for sound health in the world. For Years I was troubled with constipation, which was poisoning my whole system, and I was losing esh. Purgatives failed -tovhave any effect-upon me, but acted more like a pois- on; I would take a burning itch in, my. hands-a `most distressing fee1ing--and a purple spots would come out on;the backs `of my hands. Everyone thought I was nearing the end because of_iny old age. But I can thank `Dr. Tyrrell and the J. B.L. Cascade for restoring me to health, I` am now perfectly regular, and never use drugs." '\" pnnnln mlan EPA lnainnwbulm `mlunan I`\l\_ uruga. _ \ ~ < People who are losing flesh, ,whose appe- tites are -failing, and who arelosing their health and sleep, due-toconstipation, head-' aches or 'biliousness,' should stop using pills or laxatives andestart Bathing Internally. The J.B.L. -Cascade .is,-shown and ex- plained at Croas1and's' Drug Store.` Ask for free `booklet, The What, the plllllll III! UIIDBHIIUUS uxug _DlIUl'Co for 'booklet,_ What, Why, the Way of Internal Bathing," or write to Tyrre1l s Hygienic Institute, 163 College Street, Toronto, _Ont. (Advt.) ' Wilsnach's eyes rested on Kestner as the figure in clericals took out a second cigar. `lighted it, and then looked at his watch. What a coup! finally` gasped the man from the Paris fice. - bur... __ ...L..L :. ._.-...... --..J.... ....; .. I ma -ga-.--nu-nu -..u.. us i;he letter from Mr. Amos Ganter of 57' ,St. James. Street, St. "John, N.B., is only . one pf thousands `from men and women who have found the way back` to health by In- ternal Bathing. He writes: . `.rInouc nu` 'I`1nII-n- IT 1.-.`.l:.m.. {Jun `I -'n `. All the physics of doctors` couldn't give health to this 93-year_-old lnan. Internal Bathing, the common-sense warm `water method of cleansing the intestines, gave him vigor in place ofthe infirmities of old age ` V l;Hn In!-for frnnn Mr An-um` flan!-Ar A-F 5'7. "First street. And you will be driving that~ 11'U111 [4115 rams $111156. ' You see what it means-we ve got to jump in and stop that half million from getting out. They've got their own tail-, ers`. I made sure of thatyesterday, whenl I called a messenger and gave him a seal- ed envelope to deliver fora decoy. That] messenger was waylaid and my messagei was opened and read. That shows you we've got to do some side-stepping. We've got to get that eounterfeit paper; and; we ve got to get I-Iardman or Lambert, or! whatever you want to call him. Then we ve got to get Maura. Lambert and gath- er in the -Wimpel woman, and be ready and waiting for Morello when `he dodgesi back `from Washington! . i But what s the plan? :`It s this: Lambert willleave that Fifty- first street house to-night at nine o clock~ sharp. He ll carry the money in a black! club bag, and he'll be alone. He'll `take. a taxicab to Dirlam's -Casino on upper`. Broadway, just north of One Hundred andl I i.1..-_.'.;.L:_._ n':-....1 ' l taxicab. Mung. Everything Fixed Will I? inquired Wilsnach. _ That ll be all fixed, for unless we get` him on the wing we;can t land him with- out police help--and this is our case. ' "I(.n:fnnI- In-ncanr` nninlrlu in. C-Inn nvintdrulni` Uula PUIIUU llUlp""GlI\I. D1115 I5 UUII Ul1U- 1' "Kest-ner crossed quxckly to the wmdoxv and -glanced out. I An]: of H-inf IIn:n VAN," kn l`IIkknF_ uuu -gmuucu uuu. ' Look at that rain. You'll be rubber- "coated up to the ears, and he doesn t dream ` of your chauffeur daysjn that old Poiret picture smuggling case. You'll drive him I-C15 UI IJIUBU LIIIIUICIIII lJU\Ill\lUlllL`o I A half-million dollars in bad mney is going to he suddenly exploded on the coun- try. _They can get it out the same as Sadie Wimpel has been getting hers out. It willi pass muster with those poolroom patrons.l It will spread -like a. sort -of scarlet fever, into commercial circles. Then thescoupi will be repeated and the second half-mil- lioii` will make it an epidemic. By the time some bank expert has spotted the stuff and the general" warning goes out the I . whole currency of the. country will be in-I fected with that.bad`paper andrnine peopfe: out of ten won t even know whether it's` bad or good ! 7` A nl:nI1l Tau} (Continued From Last Week) I ``It s this, Wilsnach: `one hundred thou-I sand of.that half-million is going to be placed in this` city; another hundred thou- sand- goes to Chicago; another hundred `thousand to New Orleans; still another hundxed thousand to` San Francisco, and: the remaining hundred thousand is to be split between Charleston and Denver. Thatl money's going to be helql by Tarlieau`s op-. erators until a release date. Then it s go- 'ingto be let loosethrough the paying tcl-i lers of those different poolrooms. I 'A Rulnxilllnn rlnllorc 3n hurl nnhnu 3: '_1ntema1 Bathing vMea_mt..Life` Itself to 93-Year -Old Man The. young Business man `A Difficult Task "`BA.Hl%:IQRQHTO -:i iTI1T'.`-4 7;-RANcHE.S-Barrio, Aylufdalo, Elmvglo us; pauuccuun Inf tne savings 01 Our clients, but also _m `knowing them and lending what assistance we can in the rgzilding up of their future success. in U.uuu life. I I who is anxious to make a success of his career will do well to open a savings bank account with Tlge Bank of Toronto. We are interested, not alone in provid- ing protection for the savings of clients. but also in -lmmnzna +1.... ....: `[350 A friendly reception awhits you at any oice of the Bank. uuuu K1 UIZIUIK UIUU Dug. He stepped. quickly down to the street. where a taxicalb stood waiting. He crossed to_ the curb, stooping against the heavy slant of min that swept down from the east. The. taxi-driver. huddled back out of the di-'rp from his cab-hood, `nodded a At precisely nine o. clock a tall and `ne- nignant looking figure, made mok stately b8 the loose folds of a black raincoat. stepped from a door in Fifty-first street, not a` hundred yards from Fifth avenue, dd peered carefully ealstward and then as carefully westward. On his head he vyore a broad-brimnied black `hat and in his right hand a black club bag. no afnnnnad nub-Irln Anmn tn #1.- at-1...; uucr UH! ~ - - Because Iwant to get that woman my- self." was Kest-nex-`s answer. K < .Wh_v? 7 Wilsnach pointedly inquired. As I've already said, for personal rea- sons." was Kestner`s retort as heelooked -alturhis watch again and got up from his c 1r. un__u _,__, .-11 u .1 ..- ... .u I. uuwu,1_ruul we wan pnone oeslae mm. Kestner, With the recewer at Ins ear, did not turn aboutto face Wilsnadh as he answered him. , mL_`_______` ,__, ,n, .- .1 '1 .-- u'uuI.uu nestner again. ' I But isn t all this takingtchances? he `protested. Why cbuldn t we sail up to bheAFifty-first street house with a few plain clothes men,` break down the door and gath- er up our people? Tn um 42.... ..l....- ..... .......1.J..u L. .I.:__ er up our people: r `d`In the first place, we wouldn t be doing the gathering. That would fall to the city police. And I m not aching to hand over a case I ve already traveled five thousand ]miles for. To be candid, this case has `grown into rather a personal matter with _mR_s9 . _ . _ Ulllllfo Don t you think thatin Ehings like this . the personal equation sometimes comes ra- ther expensive?" Wilsnach asked. watch- ing the other man as he took the receiver down,from` the wall phone beside him. Kngfnnr nyk 1-`an Fl.II|n:IvlI- ad LL. ....... uuswcreu mm. V The` personal equation `is the only thing that makes work like -this worth while, was his quiet-toned retort. ` l -1113? ` Monument there. _ to the Forty-seventh street police station )UUKCln Remember, repeated Kestner, that I'll~attend to Lambert. All you ve got to do is to hold any `one off from interfering. and get under way` again. once I m sure of man." ' Under way for where?" Down the West Drive of the Park to tColumbus Circle, _dropping me and the club bag as soon as I can pick up another taxi. There'll be a Federal .tailer with the department pass-wordawaiting at the `Maine Then get Lambert down as quiclg as you can. The lieutenant there is fixed; he ll hold him on a Sullivan law charge until he s needed. Then where will you be? I ll be back investigating that Fifty- first street house, gathering in the girl and getting hold of all the plates and paper I can find there. _ ` ` T Pubghd evr; lfternt-ron` at the ~._Pt Office Square, Ban-ie.. Subocri tion Prico--Oanpdu and Great` Britain 2.00 A`. up`-.. ._ -.I..-_--;l:_' -'._...._.. Q0l\. u:_u:uupu yuan rcauulg uuu Bell name some- ing more definite abouther future. In ite meantime, -you ve got to get back to iethat Lambert `house with your taxi. You are waiting for a fare there. But lie low. `and keep tab on anybody who enters the house. If I don t appear in thirty min-- utes' time, get inside as soon as you can. ; But give me at `least thiifty minutes. 1`lT:l__-_L ____,,.I .1.` HIE. . '_ - But while we re landing Lambert why couldn t the police look after the woman and pass her_ over to the- Federal officers latr on? H13 _ _ _ _ , __7,... ..1~`. Taking Chances How about Sadie Wimpel? V Sadie still believes in clairvoyants an `is to have a reading at nine` to-night: with a Madame Musetta who, oddly enough. also gives sucker-tips for Inky Davis and his Irgang. At nine-thirty a. Federal agent will linterrupt that reading and tell Sadie some- flvirur rnnrn rlnfinil-n olnnnf Ln. Pu!-...-A 7.. _._.- 5.... ...~ as Avluv vunnvJ ununuuscu Wilsnach crossed the` `rbom and then coh- fronted'Kestner again. lint ;en'l- on Hui- I-ab:-...'..L........-.9 `Ln [up to Dirlam s to meet Tarbeau and Kil- Ivert in a privateroom there. He may tell you to strike up Broadway and stick to the white lights. But you ve got to go by way of. Central Park, d then swing in to the- drinking fountai between the north send of the Mall and the West Seventy-sec-_ lond street entrance. We ll cover that route in a taxi as soon as we get out of here, to intake sure of our lay-out. But to-night, once you get Lambert as far as that foun- itain, you've got to stall. there. Make it |engine trouble, or anything you like. But hold him there until I get my chance to `get into that taxicab. Here's a_ gun and a pair of handcuffs. It s ten to one you .won t need to use either of them, but iwe ve `got to guard against a taller com- 'ing up and interfering. These two extra lpair of cuffs I'll keep for myself, for lat- ler in the evening. WilcnnnH urn!-nl-nnrl `\:n1 his 1-... .d..\...,..! LL- Cl l vuc cvcuulg. Wilsnach watched him as he slipped the pair of polished double rings back in his pocket. ' `l)..........;.1..... `H ..........;....1 12...... cm__-. [CHAPTER XI. fan muuun nxauman - 154 wash . . The waterproofed officer stood watching them. He stood there immobile, without `speaking, the car-lamps `refracting from his ` wet oilskins in a hundred scattering high~ lights. He stood there, ominous, colossal, heavily impassive, ` as the taxiqab made its tum and swung so close to him that he could have reached out and touched its hood; 2 nr:I___-L L_1_I'1_:_'1_.___u_ _,-.._u,,,-,,_, -p Auto Licenses ` v 7 Owen Sf; - MASONIG TEMPLE smnnvc V wl..-_-_.B_.E.LA._L3 lssesr G`. muuucu M18 man wxvn me cigar. . She s all right nOw-she was oply back firm` that time, cheerily annoupced Wil- snach as he let in his clutch and got under way. Thu muinrnrnnfnt` nfnnr` gsfn urn!-nklnm l.lUUU- ' Wilsnach held his breath, wondering if he was to be stopped or not, knowing bet- ter than to turn and look back. Then he breathed again,.for they had already taken uuugvxuua auuuus IIUUI wuum I/I18 CED. Then Wilsnach's heart came up in his throat, for above the other noises rang out the quick report of a pistol-shot. At the| same time a bullet tore its way out through the roof of the cabhood. Then came a moment of more frenzied agitation and threshing about, and_ then comparative sil- ence. ' TITXI_`..._L __-'_I_IIE_ ., I ! I .ll`Ul uuucr Elle can-11000. _ Driver, what the devil s the matter with that engine of yours?" promptly de- manded `the man with the cigar. .qRa s 9" r3r}:l- nnm_aBn I-Ivan An!" l....-l. IJLKIIIIIBUU DU We And by the light of a nearby Park lamp Wilsnach _ could see slowly approaching them the,great waterproofed figure of 8 policeman. He knew that this officer's curiosity had been aroused. So he dropped his revolver back in his pocket and speeded up his engine,` knowing the racing machin- ery would serve as a muffler to the more dangerous sounds from within the cab. Than \ITlmu...L`. l.......L ..-........; ..... :_ L:.. -u vi `av-na_y. The driver did not even wait to deter- mine the outcome of that encounter. He ran to the frorft of his car, cranked his engine, and climbedinto -his seat. He could still feel the cab rock and jolt with the fury of the struggle going on inside. From- that narrow little arena he could hear short gasps and gruntswhich warned him that the fight was not as one-sided as it had promised to be. Wialcnnnk nnnl:-I nnn n`I\vIv`Iv nnnnn n..Ll!...`... uuuuculy suspicious. Look here." said the man in the car, twisting angrily about so that-he.f8ced the driver`th_rough t`he cab-door, if [you try any--` Tktnf Ilvnn nu C.-up n.-. LL. 4. Q....A.L..._._..... au_y-"' That was as far as the tall Southerner got. For out of the dripping shrubbery a third figure had emerged. had stepped up to the running board. and -had Opened the opposite door of the cab. And the next moment a crooked arm was thrown tightly} about Har(lman s neck and the cab was` thumping and rocking with the tumult of . the sudden struggle. 11' `CU SOUP Uulu _ _ ' You know anything about engines?" he demanded, blocking the other s way. He made a pretence of doing this uncon sciously. But the other man had grown suddenly suspicious. I f\I\L' kD" ,, sub! 4.1. vvanu 4.. L]... A... Uf llll `Ucgllll UU Ul'aluC._, Then he -stood up. with a gesture of help- ,le.Qness. staring about as though looking for some quarter from which help might miraculously come. But they seemed alone in a world of driving rain. A Suddenly Suspicious 2* Then the driver stepped about to the side of the car, placing One hand against the ipartly opened door, for he saw that his fare` had taken up the black bag and was about to step out. I "vnlu lrnnny arurflainm nkguud nnminn:-9 TheI:i9!T!9.!!i%I2a.!?1i'|l